Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-05-26
Medamhwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday May. rs 1884,
A LION AND 4 Gull.
Novel Contest In IL Spanish Amphithea1
trc-An fuierltdft SHOW mnii's Scheme.

Novel Contest In !. Spanish Amphitfeai
trojan fmcrltaii Show mam's SCHEME.
Palma Is d town Of about SO, 900 inhabitants
OH ono Of those mysterious Balerian islands
on tho Mediterranean lying n short distance
from tho Spanish rbast, the rcd rocks of
which hfc sometimes seen from the decks OF
steamers plying bet+eefi Marseillcs hhd Al
geria: rnlrna Is built on the side of slopinS
bills forming tho end Of wide, long bny,
which the Spanartls have strongly fortified:
The city is surrounded with medieval walls
and these are kept In rs perfect repnir at X
the plGcd expected to find them Of use III tha
event of siege.
Tho umphitheatrr Of Palma Is iarge bne
and will hccoihnt6tlatc not less than II, 900
spectators. Presently tho attendants began
to set up in the center of the arena an I'M;
me,se cage or inclosuro Of iron, which COM
municated with tho toril by long passage
way also made Of iron bars. When this was
ready smaller cage containing a lion was
dragged into it. Theli tile owner Of the lion,
who had gotten up the exhibition; entered the
ring This important parsonage turned out
to he Col Boone, nn American Wild beast
Snowman and lion tanner. After bowinS
three times to the spectators he blew shrill
whistle, and at this signal the door of this
torl was thrown open; NJ the same tinie
he touched n spring which opened the lions
caSe.
Tho bull splendid black animal with long,
pointed horns, cnmo out holding his head
we'll up, while tho lion left its cnge very
slowly and rrawlcd rather than walked to
the center of tho inclosure, thrf lTtceiving
the bull, iccrouchcl and gathered itself TO-
gether, as if preparing for spring At tho
sight of the lion the bull stopped, legat. to pm"
the sand furio,,sy with his fore feet; and,
putting his head tld~n was about to make
rush at the lion, isi,r,t suddenly, with ter
fiflc roar. tho latter sprang forward so rap
idly that the bull failed to catch it Nh his
horns 1t seized tho bull by tho thtbat with
its laws and began to tear his shoulders with
its claws The bull roared with pain, and it
seemed rs II the victory OF the lion was as
surcd but all OF n sudden the latter rca 1cd its
hold; ind; leaving tho bull, tiit'iirl tail AMI
made for the engc, into which tho bull fo'-
lowed it and began gorins 1t fiiriotslsi
1t is moro than likely that Booncs lion WINS
one OF the old md toothless inmates OF his
mcnagcric; cne that had hut little com
mcrcial value left ut all events the beast
seemed to have exhausted It's strength And
courage in its first attack 1t no longer even
defended itself, and the bull soon reduced 1t
to II sort of bleeding mass, from whence ssill
i.s,icd n few hoarse. sounds more like the
shinlpring of cat than tic roaring OF "
lion. III the meantime tho spectators were
cheering the bull, insulting ths dying lion
and throwing, cigar stunils, orange Ieels anu
empty bottles at the gallant colonel VIII" took
this contcmptuuu4 l'ombarlhent very coolly.
IIo had already bcon through much moro
scf.,lis iusilladeS southern battle fields; ana,
after all, what was the skin OF his Old l'on
worth in comparison with his SHARE OF tho
gate money, or what did he talr how loudly
5000 s;paniarls might yell at him after they
had paid SO handsomely for the privlIegef--
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